Fabric anchorage



May 6, 1930.

' FABRIC ANCHORAGE Filed Dec. 2. 1926 INVENVTOR.

fifiRRr D. FOKJC ATTORw H. D. FORSE 1,757,241.

i 40 r Fig. 1 is a perspective viewof-a' fabric 45 of. Fig. 4 is an end view of the locking mem- Patented May 6,1930 1 i V i UNITED STATES HARRY n. ronsnor nivnnnsoivynvnmnn A V i EVABRIC immerse 5 I H Application filed December 2, 1926.. $erial 1 1'o. 152,137,

This invention relates to a fabric strip is an end view oftlie plural pocket strip and mounting. a r locking member therefor shown in Fig. 5, and The chief object of the invention is to proillustrating a second form of'pocket. I vide a mounting-for a fabric strip which in- In the drav'vings 10 indicates a fabric strip 5 sures a substantially uniform stress upon and 11 indicates a supporttherefor having a '55 each portion of the fabric throughout its longitudinal groove 12 positioned therein Width and thus permits a lighter weight with the mouth 13 narrower thanthe interior I fabric to be employed Where heretofore of the groove, and said mouth terminates in heavier weights were required by reason of ;the periphery ofthe support 11. The. strip 7 10 the intermittent anchorage utilized. 7 10 adjacent its end is provided with a pocket 69 Another object of the invention is to pro- 14', the "samebeing formed by, seivings 15, and vide an anchorage of such acharacter that the the pocket 14'. is receivable by thelongitudi same may be readily adjustable for securing nal groove 12 either by beingpa'ssed, longi predetermined tension or taking up of slack tudinally' therethrough or by passing trans= m 5 With a minimum of effort. 1 ve'rsely of the support, that is, through the 7 The chief feature of. he invention conmouth13, In either event the locking-memsists in forming the anchorage of a narrow her-'16 is passedlongitu-dinally -intoth'e slot or mouthed groove in a support member and a, groove and into the pocket 14:,said pocket and transverse pocket receivable by said groove groove being in nested relation. The cross and having the body portion extending sectional peripheral outline of the'floclting 70 I through the mouth thereof, and a locking member 16 is'sueh that lateral movement bemember longitudinally receivable by the tween the locking member fand-thesupport groove and positionablevvithin the pocketfor mouth is impossible preventing the escape preventing escapement of the pocketthrough mento'f the locking member from the groove, the grooved mouth, thereby anchoring the and when operatively positioned'the greater fabric strip to the support. i the pressure exerted upon the fabric strip 7 Another feature of the invention consists the tighter Will be the lock obtainedby reason in the provision of a plurality of pocketsupon of the clamping action of the lockingmember the strip and adjacent each other so that the on th wall of the groove adj acent the H locking member. may be associated with the mouth thereof. V at desired pocket for securing thedesired teIi- It vvill be notedfthat herein the shape of sion or tautness in thestrip. r the groove is substantiallythat nf a'ivedge Other features of the invention consist n With the pointeiniding v vith the mou-th'of v V the particularshape o'f'theslotythe p r l w V the groove. Thelockingi ember is substau; shaped thelocking memberiand the P tially cylindrical inoutlineandfas a result,

' titular form tion of h pop t no predetermined relative positionin'g'i's 're- 7 The full na ur he e j vl l be quired 'with reference to thelo'ckin'g member .linderstood m h om en e ra in andtlie groove, but the 1OCki'Iig' -member will and the following description and claims: always Seat itself n multiple andlmear lock ing contact orengagement in the groove. By reason of the linearcontact the fabric necessarily may be considerably lighter in Weight andtherefore strength than that here- 7 tofore employed for similar purposes since er and the last mentioned stri showing the h p ie p PF Q as een to tack or nail fatter provided With a plurality fp' t the: f i to the'SuPPMtahng some a one form f o k t :F 5 15 an end long tudlnal 11I1e. ;FOI" knockdown tables, V View of a modified form of plural pocket conp and t a W l 3?. other fi r s t-ruction instrip anchoring position. f F'g, 6 to which'this contraction rea-dilyjlends tself s strip connected to afpa ir of supports. 'Fig: 2 isan enlarged end view of one end of the strip and the support and mounting therefor.

, Fig. 3 is an end View of a modified'form there? the saving is considerable and the certainty of anchorage is increased many fold.

In order to permit the-slack to be taken up or to secure the desired tension in the 5 fabric, a plurality of pockets is provided instead of the single pocket means shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive.

In Fig.4 the stripillQ is shown-doubled back uponitself for a considerable distance forming a plurality of pockets 114 by'reason of the parallel sewings1l5, thereby forming. parallel pockets in the end of the strip, any one of which is adapted to receive the locking member. s w p 7 In Figs. 5 and 6 a different type of multiple pocket is illustrated, and this is formed by doubling the strip v210 back upon itself forming individual pockets 214- secured to T the strip by the sewings 215 any one ;of the pockets 214 being adapted to receive the lock ingmember216. 5 illustrates all of the pockets and locking meinber receivable by the grooved support andanchored there to.

- The invention claimed is: h

' V 1. In aconstruction of the character described, the combination of anelongated support havinga narrow mouthed groove eX- tending longitudinally thereof, said. groove 7 being widened beyond the mouth, a strip, a

plurality of parallel positioned longitudinally extending loops formed near one end of thestrip, at least one loopofwhich is nestingly receivable by said groove, said groove being of suflicient size to receive any orall of the loops'and connecting strip portions, and a locking member positionable within one of the loops positioned within the groove and longitudinally receivable by 40 =saidgroove and having asuitable conformation preventing lateral escapement therefrom. I g I 2. A device as defined hyclaim .1 charac-. terized by the strip loops being formed by end of the strip being doubledand connected together to'form said loops,'-sa id groove being substantially wedge shaped in cross sectional outline with thepoint and mouth of the groove substantially coinciding,vand said looking memberbeing substantially cylindrical andwedgingly engaging opposite sides 7 of the groove adjacent the mouth thereof for strip anchorage. f e

r n Witness whereof, I have hereunto aliixed my signature.

j HA nronsn 

